About Us
The Salvation Army Toronto Harbour Light Centre offers its clientele, men 18 years and older, a 14 week intensive residential Substance Abuse treatment program. This program emphasizes a form of treatment called Relapse Prevention. The Harbour Light Centre provides a safe environment in which the individual is able to focus on his recovery from the drug/alcohol problems that brought him to the Harbour Light’s doors.
The Harbour Light, in its endeavours to provide the most effective treatment possible, provides:
- A maximum capacity of 35 men at one time
- Qualified Addictions Treatment Counsellors and Discharge Planning / Aftercare Counsellor
- On-staff Psychiatrist
- On-staff Registered Nurse
- Two Medical Doctor Practitioners
- Treatment for concurrent disorder clients
- Professional kitchen catering services 7 days a week
- Chaplaincy guidance / spiritual strength
- 24-hour care and support for residents, including building security
- Day Treatment Addictions Program
- Support and information to care givers, through the Family Wellness Program, who have loved ones in the Treatment Program
The client-centred program emphasizes that effective recovery from addictions - specifically, involves four primary elements:
- Biological
- Psychological
- Social
- Spiritual
Following treatment, clients are encouraged to continue utilizing the Harbour Light services in the form of a non-residential Relapse Prevention Aftercare program.